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    Posted 5 years ago

    otiamaria
    (35 items)

    Does anyone know what this thing is, if it's got missing components, and an approximate age that it might be? A friend of mine has had it for years, and I am baffled by it. It reminds me of something that would've been used in WW I or WWII for telegraph/morse code. Any insights would be very appreciated! Thanks.

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    1. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 5 years ago
      Looks like the guts of a ditty box. Doesn't look right for military use. Possibly used by civil defense or a ham operator.
    2. otiamaria otiamaria, 5 years ago
      Thanks for the insight..... It's been driving me crazy and it isn't even mine, lol.
    3. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 5 years ago
      Looks like a bell ringer to me.
    4. Roycroftbooksfromme1, 5 years ago
      missing some parts it looks like...
      https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1HLDY_enUS829US829&q=vintage+morse+code+key+sender&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF1-ecjPfkAhWol-AKHTQhCo0QsAR6BAgCEAE&biw=1026&bih=527#imgrc=_
    5. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 5 years ago
      Roycroft those are what is inside a ditty box as it was called years ago.
    6. Roycroftbooksfromme1, 5 years ago
      I'm not as old as you fhrjr...smiling ,..ya some were just recivers as well ...
    7. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 5 years ago
      Hey Gary, it saves time in the bank !
    8. Roycroftbooksfromme1, 5 years ago
      a bank..! is that the place you put money in and get 1 t0 2 % on it while they charge everyone 9 t0 25 % intrest to borrow my money ...lol I want some of that action
    9. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 5 years ago
      Gary, I'm going to be a fireman when I grow up. Wis ah had yor hed fer figers. By the way, that seniors line can take longer than the regular line. Seems a lot of customers think it means senor (you can add the accent over the "n").

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